You may be wondering why we’ve not added ones for the Conservative Party and the UK Independence Party (UKIP). This is because none are yet available. Mencap is urging these parties to produce them on their website page General Election 2017 Easy Read Manifestos. They’ve also brought all the easy read ones together on the same page. We’ll update the post when ones become available.

We are looking at making our FAQs on the Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) available for listening. It will still be available in text format too, but hearing our LRC team explain things makes things more personal. We answer common questions about LRC services, resources and equipment.

We’re trying out AudioBoom which is a service where you can listen and create audio files/podcasts. It is fun and easy to use.

It’s the first year that we have offered it to students. One of the things that students ask us is what counts as one of the six books. The Reading Agency’s website explains that it’s not just books that count – you could use poems, articles from magazines or newspapers.

Last week one of our students asked about positive affirmations that she was using as part of one of her courses. These can count too.

Find a Read on the Reading Agency’s website will help you find material by genre and at a level to suit you. It also suggests magazines and newspapers to read – as well as audio material and ebooks.